Nathan Harpenau, B.B.A.’19

The Logistics Leader 

Supply Chain Solutions Manager, KeHE Distributors

What you see is what you get with Nathan Harpenau—and that is an intelligent businessperson. Not only because his bachelor’s degree in supply chain management was earned at the Haworth College of Business, one of the top programs in the U.S., but because he has been delivering insights that create efficiencies and empower decision making across organizations since graduating in 2019. 

He’s a supply chain solutions manager at KeHE Distributors, a national distributor for grocery stores, supermarkets and online vendors. It makes sense that ‘solution’ is in his title since he regularly presents innovations to executive leadership that outpace industry benchmarks. One project Harpenau is proud of is using business intelligence tools to reshape the reporting methods within sales at the company, demonstrating advancement possibilities and instilling trust in sales operations.

Harpenau has harnessed the power of data analytics throughout his career. From a previous co-op position at Eaton Corporation where he created user-friendly dashboards to bridge an organizational gap to transforming systems at KeHE, it’s clear that the numbers are on his side. 

Favorite Quote:

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” — Henry Ford